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California has submitted recommendations to Congress on the upcoming Farm Bill – to inform discussions of the Joint Committee on Deficit Reduction, known as the Committee of 12 and tasked with making recommendations to reduce the federal deficit.  California’s recommendations … Continue reading →

Nearly 150 farm-to-consumer marketing projects across the country have received funding under the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Farmers Market Promotion Program (FMPP), including 19 projects in California drawing total funding of more than $1 million. CDFA Secretary Karen Ross is applauding … Continue reading →

The California Department of Food and Agriculture’s (CDFA) Fertilizer Research and Education Program (FREP) and the Western Plant Health Association (WPHA) have teamed up to present their annual conference on fertilizing techniques on November 16-17 in Tulare, CA. The agenda … Continue reading →

California farmers and ranchers, as well as fertilizer manufactures and handlers, may be impacted by new federal regulations that will require registration with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS). In August, DHS announced a proposed rule, via the Federal … Continue reading →

California Department of Food and Agriculture Secretary Karen Ross is encouraging companies to participate in agricultural export development and training programs. These export assistance programs aid companies in entering foreign markets and financing overseas promotional activities, as well as expanding … Continue reading →

California has the largest beekeeping industry in the nation, and continues to be one of the top honey-producing states, but how much do you know about honey and the bees that produce it? Three bee scientists from the Department of … Continue reading →

The California Agriculture Detector Dog Team Program was developed to serve as an additional line of defense in preventing the introduction of harmful plant pests into the State of California via privately-shipped parcels (FedEx, US Postal Service, UPS, etc.). Statewide … Continue reading →

CDFA has lifted quarantines for equine herpes virus in Tuolumne and San Joaquin counties. There are current no active cases of the disease in California. For more information, please visit: http://www.cdfa.ca.gov/ahfss/animal_health/equine_herpes_virus.html

http://www.usda.gov/wps/portal/usda/usdahome?contentid=2011/09/0427.xml&contentidonly=true Agriculture Deputy Secretary Kathleen Merrigan announced today that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has awarded 36 grants totaling $18 million to organizations that will provide training and assistance to beginning farmers and ranchers to help them run successful … Continue reading →

There has been a series of new cases of equine herpes virus in California over the last several weeks, in Tuolumne, San Joaquin and Sonoma counties.  Equine Herpes Virus (EHV-1) infection in horses can cause respiratory disease, neurological disease, abortion in … Continue reading →